Konosha

Not to be confused with Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Konosha (Russian: Ко́ноша) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Konoshsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Konosha River, 400 kilometers (250 mi) south of Arkhangelsk. It also serves as the administrative center of Danilovsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is incorporated as Konoshskoye Urban Settlement. Population: 12,432 (2010 Census);^[3] 12,873 (2002 Census);^[7] 17,143 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Konosha Коноша
Urban-type settlement[1]
Konosha railway station
Location of Konosha
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Coordinates: 60°58′N 40°14′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Arkhangelsk Oblast
Administrative district	Konoshsky District[1]
Founded	1898[2]
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	12,432
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Konoshsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Konoshskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Konoshsky Municipal District, Konoshskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	164011, 164010
OKTMO ID	11622151051

Name

The name of the settlement is derived from the name of the Konosha River. The name of the river contains two element: -sha, which means "water" in the relevant Finnic languages, and -kon, which unclear etymology. If it is considered to be a Slavic word, it may mean either "beginning" or "border".^[2]

History

The settlement was founded in 1896 in connection with the construction of the Yaroslavl–Vologda–Arkhangelsk railway line. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1931. Konosha became the district center on July 15, 1929, when Konoshsky District was established as part of Nyandoma Okrug of Northern Krai^[9] In 1931, Konoshsky District was abolished, but on March 21-22, 1935, it was restored.^[10] Since 1937, Konosha has been part of Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Economy

Industry

In 2009, the most important industry in Konoshsky District was timber industry (52.7% of GDP), followed by the energy development (40.8%) and by the food industry (6.4%).^[11]

Transportation

There are paved roads in the district, connecting Konosha with Velsk in the east and Nyandoma in the north. The road to Vozhega in the south has an unpaved stretch.

Konosha is a major railway hub. It is located on the railway line between Moscow and Arkhangelsk (built in the south-north direction), and in Konosha, the line to Kotlas which eventually continues to Vorkuta branches off to the east. The line from Moscow to Arkhangelsk uses the alternating current, whereas the stretch to Vorkuta does not have electrification, therefore all trains from Moscow in the direction of Vorkuta have to change locomotives and stop in Konosha for about twenty minutes.

Culture and recreation

Konosha hosts the Konoshsky District Museum, which opened in 2003.^[12]

In 1964-1965, the future literature Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky was exiled to the village of Norinskaya (which is now a part of Konoshskoye Urban Settlement) after being charged with social parasitism and convicted to eighteen months of hard labor. In 1965, the sentence was commuted. In the exile, Brodsky chopped wood and studied Russian and American literature.

References

Notes

1. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 11 222 551 001», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 11 222 551 001, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
2. "Коноша". Загадка названия.. Коношский курьер (in Russian) (85). 26 July 2005.
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №258-внеоч.-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №224-13-ОЗ от 16 декабря 2014 г. «Об упразднении отдельных населённых пунктов Соловецкого района Архангельской области и о внесении изменения в статью 46 Областного закона "О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №38, 8 октября 2004 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ of September 23, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #224-13-OZ of December 16, 2014 On Abolishing Several Inhabited Localities in Solovetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast and on Amending Article 46 of the Oblast Law "On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
8. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
9. Историко-географическая характеристика района (in Russian). Администрация МО «Коношский муниципальный район». Retrieved September 6, 2011.
10. Дата рождения района: 21-22 марта 1935 г.. Коношский курьер (in Russian) (31–32). 22 March 2005. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
11. Промышленность (in Russian). Администрация МО «Коношский муниципальный район». Retrieved June 11, 2011.
12. Коношский районный краеведческий музей (in Russian). Коношский районный краеведческий музей. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

Sources

• Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №65-5-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №232-13-ОЗ от 16 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Областные Законы в сфере осуществления местного самоуправления и взаимодействия с некоммерческими организациями». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №43, 6 октября 2009 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #65-5-OZ of September 23, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #232-13-OZ of December 16, 2014 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Dealing with the Process of Municipal Self-Government and Relations with Non-Profit Organizations. Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).